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TIL that during WW2, Germany made margarine from coal
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TIL in 1987 Count Chocula had to be pulled from store shelves as boxes showed Dracula wearing a prominent Jewish Star of David, caused by a 6-pointed medallion not being drawn correctly.
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TIL nunchucks are illegal in the US because the court ruled that they are "designed primarily as a weapon and has no purpose other than to maim or kill", and are "widely used by muggers and street gangs".
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TIL Megan Fox auditioned for Michael Bay for her role in Transformers by washing his Ferrari in her bikini.
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TIL Kyle and Eric Menendez appeared on a Mark Jackson basketball card taken between the murder of their parents and their arrest.
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TIL about the ghost plant. Unlike most plants, it is white and does not contain chlorophyll. Instead of generating energy from sunlight, it is parasitic.Its hosts are certain fungi that are mycorrhizal with trees, meaning it ultimately gets its energy from photosynthetic trees.